2022
Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries
Wall K, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 1629-1644. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesCurrent substance useInfant facesSubstance useNeural responsesMaternal neural responseUnknown infant facesSubstance use effectsN170 responseChild developmentMaternal substance useSubstance use assessmentCuesLong delayContinuous measureElectroencephalographyCentral findingPrior workFaceSalienceHigh levelsCaregivingStimuliUse assessmentFamiliarity
2021
Parenting and Addictions: Current Insights From Human Neuroscience
Rutherford H, Kim S, Yip SW, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Strathearn L. Parenting and Addictions: Current Insights From Human Neuroscience. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 380-388. PMID: 36185758, PMCID: PMC9523670, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00384-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal substance useAffective cuesSubstance useNeuroscience-informed approachPotential neurobiological mechanismsMaternal caregiving behaviorInfant facesHuman neuroscienceCaregiving behaviorNeurobiological mechanismsDimensional researchResearch convergeHuman researchParentingMaternal brainAddictionCuesBrain studiesPurpose of ReviewAsArea of investigationTheoretical modelNeuroscienceStimuliTaskNew directions
2020
Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress
Martin R, Bridgett D, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 2020, 71: 101202. DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationCognitive reappraisalInfant distressMemory capacityMaternal responsivityInfant distress cuesBehavioral responsesAffective processesDistress cuesInfant cuesLong latencyMother's capacityInfant simulatorMemoryCuesDistressIndirect effectsBehavioral responsivityLimited researchReappraisalEngagementResponsivityLatencyContextMothers
2017
Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers
Rutherford H, Maupin A, Landi N, Potenza M, Mayes L. Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers. Parenting 2017, 17: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2017.1262176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesNeural responsesN170 event-related potential componentEvent-related potential (ERP) measuresEvent-related potential componentInfant face perceptionMaternal neural responseEvent-related potentialsFace perceptionEmotional infantNon-smoking mothersChild developmentMaternal physical healthPhysical healthPostpartum smokingPotential componentsSmoking statusMaternal brainPotential measuresCuesCurrent tobacco smokingCurrent smoking statusCurrent smokingTobacco smokingMothers
2016
Motivated Attention and Reward in Parenting
Ferrey A, Santascoy N, McCrory E, Thompson-Booth C, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Motivated Attention and Reward in Parenting. Parenting 2016, 16: 284-301. DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2016.1184928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotivated attentionInfant cuesEmotional expressionInfants' emotional expressionsDopamine reward systemHigh incentive valueApproach motivationNeuropeptide oxytocinNon-human dataChild developmentIncentive valueReward systemCuesAdult cuesParentingParentsAttentionLasting impactEmotionsRewardMotivationMore attentionParenthoodVocalizationsOxytocin
2010
Value associations of irrelevant stimuli modify rapid visual orienting
Rutherford H, O'Brien J, Raymond J. Value associations of irrelevant stimuli modify rapid visual orienting. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2010, 17: 536-542. PMID: 20702874, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.17.4.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward-associated cuesVisual orientingVisual orienting paradigmTarget localization taskUninformative cuesUncued locationsValue cuesIrrelevant stimuliVisual processingUnrelated experiencesPresence of objectsSuch stimuliVisual behaviorMonetary gainsLocalization taskCuesValue associationsLow-level effectsFamiliar environmentOrientingStimuliFaceMotivationTaskTwo-phase experimentEffects of spatial cues on locating emotional targets
Rutherford H, Raymond J. Effects of spatial cues on locating emotional targets. Visual Cognition 2010, 18: 389-412. DOI: 10.1080/13506280902787043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhibition of returnNeutral targetsInvalid location cueEmotional targetsPerceptual processingUncued locationsVisual orientingEmotional modulationAffective contextCue offsetEmotional contentTarget stimuliLocation cuesSpatial cuesVisual targetsAlternating blocksCuesTarget typesStimuliOrientingFirst trialParticipantsProcessingContext